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(R0m-n-ceis a Meal)
By Sommy Pearl F.
Chapter 41&42.
? Why do you ask? What’s it about?
Sasha asked.
? While we were in our business trip in Italian,, we ate their dishes and it was tasty and mouth watering. We wanted you to try it.
Her mother replied.
? So,, in order to make you taste the Italian meals without coming to Italy, we decided to bring the Italian meals to you.
Her father added.
? What’s this? I don’t un-derstand
Sasha chuckled softly.
? We checked online and also locations of Italian eateries in Korea. We noticed one of the five star restaurant ranking a 7th position in international foods criteria and decided to check in. We got a table there at long last.
? Wow! So, you want me to come over to the restaurant and eat there?
? Yes darling. On your birthday. We booked the whole restaurant for you and your boyfriend. You both are having a couple set.
? It’s your birthday gift, girlie.
Her father said.
? Mum! Dad! Thank you so much. You’re amazing. You’re the best. I love you both! Here I was thinking you guys neglected me. I’m so thankful.
Sasha said, and sniffed.
? We love you too, sweetie. We nee-d to hang up now. We are gonna call you when we land in Korea. We just entered the airport.
? Okay mum. Bon voyage.
? Should I just make you travel to France? You are learning a lot of French this days? Would you like to study there?
Her father asked, laughing.
? No. I don’t want to. I’m gonna stay in Korea with you guys…and with Marcus too. I can’t leave him for any reason.
****
“Tell me, you bastard! Who Fu-cking got into an accident!” The director yelled like a frustrated fowl, and seized Jones collar.
Jones coughed.
“The makeup artiste” He replied.
“What?” The director muttered and slowly took his hands off his collar.
“How did it happen?” He asked.
“She went to get something to eat over the road and ended up having an accident. She just broke her arm so she will have to be in the hospital and on cast for days” Jones explained.
“Geez” Everyone remarked with sympathy.
“Oh my! Does this mean our models won’t get their perfect look since our makeup artiste isn’t here?” The director said.
Everyone sighed dee-ply. They were upset on the director’s behavior. He took things less serious.
“That’s why I always told you to get an @$$istant makeup artiste but you refused, saying it was pa-rt of the expense” Jones whispered.
“Keep shut” The director warned, with a ha-rd glare.
“Aiish! What to do? Don’t we have someone here, amongst us who knows how to makeup well?”
“If they did, they wouldn’t have applied for the other positions, don’t you think? Jones asked.
The director gnashed his teeth tiredly and kicked him gently.
“Go away” He said.
“P.D?” Someone called, coming away from the crowd.
Everyone turned their heads over to face the person. It was Carlos. He was coming towards the director.
“Yes Carlos…Any problem?” The director asked.
“You asked for a makeup artiste” Carlos said.
“Yes…yes…yes,, I did. Why? Do you know someone who can help?”
“Yes”
“Ahh” The director breathed heavily in relief.
“That’s a relief. Who’s that if I may ask?” The director asked.
“Me” Carlos answered, wearing a thick smile.
“Wh…at?” The director’s voice shook.
“I can makeup well. I’m good in it. Before I became a well known model, I was a makeup artiste” Carlos said, still smiling.
“You?” The director asked with his eyes moving weirdly.
“You wanna check me out? Sandra! Come over…Let’s make you up!” He exclaimed.
Sandra swallowed ha-rd and slowly walked to him. Carlos held her arm and brou-ght out a chair for her. He sat her down, looked at her face and smiled.
Carlos asked for the makeup kit and it was instantly given to him.
“Please, Carlos…hurry. We’ve no time. I also got to direct another shoot somewhere else. I’m a busy man, you know” The director said.
Carlos began to dress her face with the foundation powder. Sandra kept staring at his face while he was busy.
“Why is my heart racing so fast? What’s going on?… Am I sick?” She thought and swallowed ha-rd.
Carlos looked into her eyes now, since he was applying eye liner on it. Sandra little fragile heart nearly burst out from her ribs.
After that, he tou-ched her l-ips with his thumb and cleared the l-ipstick on it slowly. Sandra l-ips reacted by opening slightly.
“Hey” Sandra whispered.
“Don’t worry, I’m just trying to get your l-ipstick off. Don’t take it personal… I’m gonna ru-b a glossy one instead” Carlos said, after he briefly looked into her eyes.
“Who are you kidding?” She scoffed.
They were both whispering, and the mouth ha-rdly moved so one one noticed a thing.
“Hey, you could have asked for a tissue instead of using your thumb” She said.
Carlos swallowed ha-rd.
“I know you are trying to make a move on me. That was a fast one but I wouldn’t deny it is also catchy and good too”
“What?” He said, as he applied the glossy l-ipstick on her l-ips.
“Do you wanna come over at my place after the shoot?” She whispered, with a se-ductive gaze.
Carlos gave her a quick smile.
****
“What! Our camp has been shifted! Why! Why! Why!” May shouted, almost moved to tears.
Ryder and Coral just looked at Raymond trying to hear his reasons and explanation.
“It’s not my fault guys. Don’t worry. our postponed camp will still be worth it. The reason why I’m postponing it is because we are booked for the weekend. Our booking and camp happens to clash on that same day”
“Can’t you tell the booked customers,, that we are gonna be really busy that day?” Ryder asked.
“I did tell them,, trust me but it didn’t end well. It was a man and a woman who called me. They begged and asked me to do this for their daughter. It was her birthday and they wanted to make it grand. They also said they wanted it to be celebr@ted by her daughter and her boyfriend alone. They also ask for a cake too”
“They paid me well and even rated my restaurant online with 5 stars” Raymond added.
“Okay then. I un-derstand” Coral muttered.
“I don’t still un-derstand! By the way,, She even has the same birthday with Sasha” May said.
“Sasha? Who’s Sasha?” Raymond asked.
“She’s just…a friend. A friend who dated my boyfriend immediately I broke up with him for a good reason”
“Whoa. You dated? Someone dated you? With this face you had?” Raymond mocked and laughed.
“Hey! I’m beautiful! Many guys asked me out and they are a lot still dying to date me!” May said, aloud but Raymond kept on laughing.
“Hey, what are you talking about? What’s wrong with her? She’s beautiful. Ugly my foot” Ryder cleared his throat dramatically.
May smiled.
“Hoooo! Ryder,, you are being supportive today. You’re a best” She smiled, and gave him a thumbs up.
Coral looked at May for some minutes, then turned over to stare at Ryder who happened to be staring at May, while smiling. She looked down and folded her l-ips, perturbe-d.
“Anyways, guess what, guys?” Raymond said.
“What?” Ryder and May said in unison.
“We are gonna all take a break tomorrow. Then after that, we nee-d to start preparing for the birthday dinner that day. We nee-d the couples to be happy”
“Okay!!” May and Ryder shouted.
Raymond noticed Coral’s mind abse-nce and looked at her. Her face was down. He tou-ched her shoulder and her whole bo-dy shivered.
She quickly looked up to him.
“Coral… You alright?” He asked.
“Huh?…Yeah…I think… I nee-d to go work. Customers can’t serve themselves. The other staffs might talk” She muttered and left.
Raymond sighed dee-ply.
“She’s right. Let’s go work, May. Just rest, Ryder. Tomorrow is our free day!” He gushed.
“Yesss!” May and Ryder said this together, again.
Raymond walked out.
May looked at Ryder.
“As if you ever work, why are you sounding happy on our free day. You’ve been free since all these days”
Ryder chuckled.
“Its because I’m gonna have to see your beautiful face throu-ghout”
“What’s he saying?” She muffled, childishly and left.
May went outside, shut the door and tou-ched her che-st.
“Ow! He just made my heart flutter. Why call me beautiful?. I know that already” She smiled, meekly and left.
Coral slowly came out of the hidden corner she stayed and folded her fist in anguish.
****
As the duo’s tongues kept lashing and swinging on the other and their l-ips kept digging in and out,, they made their way walking rou-ghly and carelessly to the room after kicking their shoes away. They almost fell but they held themselves ti-ghtly.
Finally, they got to the be-droom. They fell on the be-d and ki$$ed more dee-ply and p@$$ionately.
Sandra broke the ki$$ and looked at Carlos and smiled. He was about to take his l-ips to hers but she quickly placed her fin-geron it.
“Ssh… I wanna ask, Mr Carlos?” She whispered.
“What?” He whispered back at her, stealing glances at her exp-osed, fair and bursty cleavages.
“You got a girlfriend?” She asked, whispering.
“No” He whispered back.
“Married?”
“No”
“Got a crush?”
“Don’t have a girl at all in my life”
“Good…now come here” She smiled, and took her fin-geroff.
As Carlos slowly took his l-ips closer to hers, they heard the door bell ring loudly making the duo quickly raise their heads up.
Tbc